Monthly Archives: December 2020

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Arts Council’s Annual Meeting Recap

Category:Events,Uncategorized

The Arts Council held its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 9 via Zoom. At the Annual Meeting 3 new board members were elected to a new 2-year term starting January 2021. Congratulations to Rob Boryk, Barbara Sanchez, and Susan Wentzel. Reelected to new 2-year terms were current board members Paul Amato, Larry Closz, Judy Hoffman, Ginny Mutti, and Larry Mutti.


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Fall 2020 Newsletter is Here

Category:Updates

Check out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our Fall 2020 newsletter. Inside you will find: The Holiday Shoppe moving to the McConnellstown Playhouse and opens Black Friday The Huntingdon Painters exhibit is open through November 21 Our annual meeting is scheduled for December 9 via Zoom Recaps on the Plein Air painting workshops, Greenwood Furnace


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Jacob Lawrence: A Great Painter of African American Life 

Category:Education

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) was a great 20th century African American painter whose work focused on the experiences and everyday lives of African Americans. Although he described his style as “dynamic cubism,” his work had little in common with European cubism. Most of Lawrence’s paintings contrast bright, vivid colors with primarily brown and black human figures.


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Holiday Shoppe Christmas Week Hours

Category:Events

The Holiday Shoppe is open just one more week. Here is your chance to support both our local artists and the Huntingdon County Arts Council. The Holiday Shoppe features a wide array of unique, locally produced art & hand-crafted items During Christmas week, the Holiday Shoppe will be open: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 21, 22,


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Holiday Shoppe On-Line

Category:Events

A sampling of items from our Holiday Shoppe are available at our on-line Shop. Just click this link to explore the offerings. We will continue to add items, so make sure you check back regularly. You can purchase and pick up at the Holiday Shoppe, request a free delivery in the 16652 zip code, or


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We had a great opening reception for our Rural Rising exhibit on Thursday. The exhibit is our Call for Entries exhibit based on the theme Rural Rising (which we "borrowed" from the Rural Rising seminar at Juniata College.We have 59 works of art from 20 different local artists, so come check it out.The exhibit is free and runs through May 3. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Huntingdon County Arts Center, 313 12th Street, Huntingdon.#huntingdoncountyartscouncil#localartists#localart#ruralliving#rural ... See MoreSee Less
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Putting the finishing touches for the Opening Reception of our Call for Entries exhibit, based on the theme Rural Rising.We have 57 works of art from 18 different local artists to delight, entertain, and delight you.Come join us: Opening Reception, Thursday, April 3, from 6 to 8 pm at the Huntingdon County Arts Center, 313 12th Street, Huntingdon.The exhibit is free, and light refreshments will be served.#huntingdoncountyartscouncil#localartists#localart#ruralliving#rural ... See MoreSee Less
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Janet Dunlap (left) taught the two-session Seascape Fabric Art Class, and look at the results! Well done. #huntingdoncountyartscouncil#localart #fabricart ... See MoreSee Less
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Our Vegan Taco class and a hit, with a yummy reward at the end of the class. Thank you, Susan Simpson. #huntingdoncountyartscouncil #cooking ... See MoreSee Less
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